Harness-ring



I. L. MENDELL.

HARNESS RING.

APPLICATION nun JUNE 24, me.

Patented M159, 1920.

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i To all whom it may comc ern:

Be it known that I, IRA L. MENDE IiL, citizen of the United States, residing at Elkhart, in the State of Kansas, have invented new and useful Improvements in Harness- Rings, of which the followingis a speelfication. 7

This invention relates'to a harness ring, and one object is to provide a ring through which the lines controlling the bit are designed to pass, with means for preventing the lines-from becoming twisted.

A further object is to provide a ring comprising a mounting element and. a ring member proper divided into a plurality of 'sectionsythe sections being connected bya hinge, and a" dividing element-being employed, preventing twisting of the line, thls dividing element constitutmg a bar extend ing across the ring and projecting from one surface thereof, the projecting portion be-' ing engagedby. a cooperating fastening element carried by one of-the hinged sections of the ring. I

r With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel construction,combination, and arrangement of elements hereinafter described and claimed. V i In the drawings-.

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Fig. 2 is a view in vertical section,

Fig; 3 is a detail of the hinge connection, Fig. 4 is a top plan view. In carrying out my invention, I provide a ring member comprising a plurality of segmental sections, the section 10 being fixedly mounted by means of a standard, or threaded pin 12, and this section 10 constituting the major portion ofthe ring..

this hingedv connection, a tongue 17 is HARNESS-RING};

, Specification of Letters ram. t t r, 9, 1920, I Application mea nme 24, 1919. Serial No. 306,279. 1

is provided with a slotted portion cooperating with the aforesaid tongue. The. parts are 'pivotally connected by means of a pin 18 passing transversely therethroughl vjor portion 10' and is mounted in aperture 20 in the lower portion of element 10', the opposite end passing through an aperture 21,. The bar projects from the outer surface of the ring and provides an engaging element. ,The minor portion lt'is provided 'with a resilient cooperatingfastening meIn-j ber 22 secured by a rivet 23 and having an aperture 24 adapted to engage the project- 1ng end of bar 19, and thereby secure the hingedportion of the ring in operative or closed position. I 1 As before intimated, theobject of this construction is to keep the lines from be- 1 coming twisted, also to keep the buckle in the lines from becoming drawn through the ring. Under usual circumstances it fre- IRA nnE'nnELn-orj EL HAnT, KAnsAs.

formedion ring member 10 and element 1 4 I '50 A bar 19 extends transversely of the'maquently happens that the buckle is drawn I through the ring and can not be readily released without catching, the results some: times, proving serious on account of the inability of the driver'to control the lines, and therefore his inability to control the animal being driven. Figure 1 is a view of the device in eleva What is claimed'is In a device of the class described, a' ring comprising a major and, a minor portion,-

the} portions being hingedly connected, mounting means for the major portion of the ring, a bar extending transversely of.

said major portion andv projecting beyond the surface of the mug, a resilient fastening "device carried by the'minor portion of the ring and provided with an aperture,- said aperture being adapted to engagethe' pro- .The-minor portion of the ring comprises IRA L, MENDELL. 

